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Where does “interscholastic” come from?

interscholastic (English) comes from English scholastic, from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός, from Ancient Greek σχολάζω, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ — to hold; to overpower.

interscholastic (English): Involving two or more schools

Definitions

  1. Involving two or more schools

Ancestry of “interscholastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscholasticA member of the medieval philosophical school of...
2Middle Frenchscholastiquescholastic
3Latinscholasticusscholastic; scholarly
4Ancient Greekσχολαστικόςscholarly, studious; inclined to ease, enjoying...
5Ancient Greekσχολάζω—
6Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
7Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “interscholastic”

  • interscholastically
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